The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities.

I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone.

An entertainer should in his public performance keep himself out of any controversy, political or otherwise.

After I did Untamed Heart I wanted to do a film that was outrageous. I really wanted to do, you know, a performance. I don't want to allow my image to rule the choices that I make.

Every superior personality, and every superior performance, has, for the average of mankind, something mysterious.

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.

Writing and singing does give me some kind of release from the demons of my past, it is a therapy of sorts, but to be honest, my marriage played a more important role in the acceptance of myself than performance has ever done.

Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?

It is essential that we put an end to steroid abuse and set a better example for aspiring young athletes to follow, so that some day, when they make it in the All Star Game, it will be because of their own natural talents, and not because of a performance enhancing product.

There's nothing like a play. It's so immediate and every performance is different. As an actor, you have the most control over what the audience is seeing.

No, we've been performing our old songs a little differently each performance.

I thought his performance was absolutely wonderful and had said so, but he seemed, as actors quite often are when they first see.something, to be disappointed. I think he expected more from the film and himself.

I started off in a small theatre performance company and worked my way into commercials.

If the seams are showing, there is something wrong with the performance or the construction of the piece. This idea is completely at odds with our modern visual experience, because everything today is based on montage.

Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.